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PRONUNCIATION Silent letters 5 Underline the silent letters in these extracts from the listening. 1. Ie signed up for a building course 2 an evening course in a foreign language or knitting ‘or whatever 3. there's a need for builders and plumbers 4 the fist class was a bit nerve-wracking 5. felt sucha fool and i went bright red 6 1.2 Listen and check. READING 7 Read the chat room posts quickly. What question. are they answering? 3 Where's the best place to learn a second language? b_ Where's the strangest place you've hada language class? ‘© Why do you like learning languages? 8 Read the posts again. Write the correct name: Who 1 didrrt think they would learn much? Mike: 2 still remembers what they learnt? 3. was surprised by how much they knew? 4 wanted to Improve on their current level? 5. didn't know specific vocabulary? 6 wasn't learning with a teacher? 7 practiced again soon after the class? 9 Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions. Look back at the posts if youneed to. 1 It funny how | forget some words but others stay me. 2_ An intensive course is a good way to top your English 3 Iwent toa German class with a friend and really enjoyed it. 4 The most difficult thing is often starting a conversation, 5 Where can! sign 6 Wed like to find in our area. for Wtalian classes? about Russian classes It wasn’t realy @ class but | leamt a lot of words. Many years ago, | was on a cycting holiday in a remote part of ‘Spain and | had an accident. | was taken to the nearest ‘ASE department, where no-one spoke English. | coud got by with everyday Spanish, but didn't know any medical words. The staff looked after me and, by the time | eft, | knew the words for all the parts of the leg and how to

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